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    Fukui Sake Breweries – Top 7 Sake Breweries

    Fukui Sake Breweries

    Fukui Prefecture is located in the Chubu region of Honshu. It borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the east, Shiga Prefecture to the south and Kyoto Prefecture to the southwest. Fukui faces the sea of Japan and has a western part (formerly Wakasa) which is a narrow plain between the mountains and the sea, and a larger easter part (formerly Echizen) with wider plains including the capital and most of the population. The province lays within Japan’s snow country. The breweries use the crystalline snowmelt from the Hakusan National Park and locally grown rice in their sake production. Their brews go well with foods that the prefecture is known for such as crab, beef, oysters and mushrooms.


    Ippongi Kubohonten Sake Brewery

    In the days when samurai still roamed the streets, the feudal lord of Katsuyama, Lord Ogasawara, gave the symbolic name ‘Ippongi’ to the sake brewed exclusively for him. When Ippongi Sake Brewery was founded in 1902, the company inherited this historical sake name. Since the beginning, Ippongi has been brewing high-quality dry sake, and within 10 years of its founding, it became the top brand in Fukui prefecture. Ippongi continues to hold the top position to this day, nearly for 100 years. Around the 1950s, having already made a name for itself with its excellent dry sake, Ippongi began to seek a way to create an even more elegant and refined taste. The taste Ippongi was aiming for was something pure with a beautifully articulated aroma and flavor.

    Brewery Info

    Representative: Kakutarou Kubo
    Address: 1-3-1 Sawa, Katsuyama, Fukui
    TEL: +81-779-87-2500
    FAX: +81-779-87-2504
    Foundation (year) 1902
    Visit Ippongi Kubohonten Sake Brewery Website


    Nambu Sake Brewery

    In 1733, the first president Shichiemon founded the hardware store Chanokiya, and it was the purveyor of the domain of Ono in those days. The sixth Teizo began sake brewing in 1901, and Nambu Sake Brewery began brewing by the brand Hanagaki. The seventh Shuzo visited the land of good sake around the country, he was a master of brewing technology and he put a high result in the Sake Exhibition. Afterward, the eighth Tadao continues the sake-making by getting over the hardship during the war. The ninth Takayasu who is the present president valued the sake-making that emphasized the handmade tradition and concentrated on modernization. Nambu Sake Brewery came on the 100th anniversary in 2001.

    Brewery Info

    Representative: Takayasu Nambu
    Address: 6-10 Motomachi, Ono City, Fukui
    TEL: +81-779-65-8900
    FAX: +81-779-65-1986
    Foundation (year) 1901
    Visit Nambu Sake Brewery Website


    Uno Shuzojo Sake Brewery

    Before the Meiji era, sake had no name and was sold as sake under the name “Mugiya”. At that time, in Echizen no Kuni, there was a liquor cup with a marbled pattern called “Kumagai tea bowl”, and it is said that people enjoyed standing drinking by pouring liquor into the liquor cup. One day, when sake of “Mugiya” was poured into “Kumagaya tea bowl” to a poet in Kyoto who stopped by this place, he said, “Mugiya’s sake is always good if you drink it in Ichinoya, Kumagaya (Kumagaya)”, and went away with a strip of paper. After that, the sake name was named “Ichinoya”. It reaches the present. Uno Shuzojo company was founded in 1620 in this area, which is located in the folding screen of the Hakusan mountain range. It has a history of about 400 years, and before the Meiji era, it worked hard in the brewing industry under the name “Mugiya”.

    Brewery Info

    Representative: Nobuhiro Uno
    Address: 3-4 Honmati, Ono-shi, Fukui
    TEL: +81-779-66-2236
    FAX: +81-779-65-8364
    Foundation (year) 1619
    Visit Uno Shuzojo Sake Brewery Website


    Nishioka-Kawamura Sake Brewery

    Nishioka-Kawamura Sake Brewery is the nature of the locality blessed with rich natural environment and is located in the valley which separated the mountain from about 13km and the quasi-national park Echizen seashore toward the Sea of Japan from Fukui-shi. Since the brewery is in the place of production of rice, and Shimizu-cho was known in addition, only the good rice from local can be used in plenty. The delicious groundwater which melted snow flows in slowly over many hours is pumped up from 15m below ground and is used for sake preparation.

    Brewery Info

    Representative: Eiichi Kawamura
    Address: 1-1 Koshikidani-cho, Fukuishi, Fukui
    TEL: +81-776-98-5166
    FAX: +81-776-98-3541
    Foundation (year) 1869
    Visit Nishioka-Kawamura Sake Brewery Website


    Kubota Syuzo Sake Brewery

    There are three commitments to creating a taste that is unique to Kubota Sake Brewery. The first is the groundwater that springs from this area. The second is sake rice cultivated in-house in paddy fields with water quality similar to groundwater. The third is high quality and stable Jiuqu making. The taste of sake is determined by 60% of the koji, 10% of the rice, 10% of the water, and 20% of the skill of the maker. Sake brewing is a family business that has grown with joy and happiness in this area. Maruoka Town, where the sake brewery is located, is a small but easy-to-live town where people help each other.

    Brewery Info

    Representative: Naokuni Kubota
    Address: Maruokatyo Yamakubo 27-45, Sakai City, Fukui
    TEL: +81-776-66-0123
    FAX: +81-776-67-2367
    Foundation (year) 1753
    Visit Kubota Syuzo Sake Brewery Website


    Katoukichibee Shouten Sake Brewery

    Brewery Info

    Representative: KATOU ATSUHIDE
    Address: Yoshie cho 1-11, Sabae city, Fukui
    TEL: +81-778-51-1507
    FAX: +81-778-53-1406
    Foundation (year) 1860
    Visit Katoukichibee Shouten Sake Brewery Website


    Torihama Syuzou Sake Brewery

    Brewery Info

    Representative: Kohori Yasuhiko
    Address: 59-30 Torihama, Mikatakaminakagun Wakasachou, Fukui
    TEL: +81-770-45-0021
    FAX: +81-770-45-3434
    Foundation (year) 1920
    Visit Torihama Syuzou Sake Brewery Website

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